producerkid
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hey guys i need your opinion(s) on a good in-ear mixer with options/quality vs price in mind.
i need five seperate mixes/aux and the ability to pass every channel to FOH pretty much untoutched if thats possible. just got into the world of IEM and so far i'm lovin it but to hell with having someone mix my ears for me (one show down that way...worked out but it sucked in terms of quality of mix).
as of right now we use an old Peavery Unity 16 channel board at the rehearsal room which has two auxes, two monitor sends, and a main mix. i flatline the main mix and use the right side of the pan controls for my gains on that mix.
it works well enough but...eh...the whole mix seems to change whenever one of the guys on the monitor sends changes HIS mix.
so what are my options?
i can make a fan rigged with TRS connectors having the tip and ring shorted on one end going to XLR on the other end. i can then use the TRS side of the fan in the inserts on a board with the right send configuration to get our signals to FOH.
buuuuut.....isnt that kinda dirty? or would that be a viable option?
the only other thing i can think of is something purpose made but price is definately an issue.
budget: $500
oh yeah.....a guy we know has a mackie monitor board (rack mount) with the fanouts already made up but he wants $1k for just the board.
so the REAL question is....can i get out cheaper, or should we just lump it up and buy the damn mackie for a grand?
sorry for the bellowing. lol
thanks d00ds
i need five seperate mixes/aux and the ability to pass every channel to FOH pretty much untoutched if thats possible. just got into the world of IEM and so far i'm lovin it but to hell with having someone mix my ears for me (one show down that way...worked out but it sucked in terms of quality of mix).
as of right now we use an old Peavery Unity 16 channel board at the rehearsal room which has two auxes, two monitor sends, and a main mix. i flatline the main mix and use the right side of the pan controls for my gains on that mix.
it works well enough but...eh...the whole mix seems to change whenever one of the guys on the monitor sends changes HIS mix.
so what are my options?
i can make a fan rigged with TRS connectors having the tip and ring shorted on one end going to XLR on the other end. i can then use the TRS side of the fan in the inserts on a board with the right send configuration to get our signals to FOH.
buuuuut.....isnt that kinda dirty? or would that be a viable option?
the only other thing i can think of is something purpose made but price is definately an issue.
budget: $500
oh yeah.....a guy we know has a mackie monitor board (rack mount) with the fanouts already made up but he wants $1k for just the board.
so the REAL question is....can i get out cheaper, or should we just lump it up and buy the damn mackie for a grand?
sorry for the bellowing. lol
thanks d00ds